Jakob Gimpel
Biography
Jakob Gimpel was a Polish-American concert pianist and educator born on April 16, 1906, in Lwów, Poland. He began his piano studies with his father and later honed his craft under notable mentors such as Cornelia Tarnowska and Alban Berg. A prominent figure in European music circles, Gimpel made his debut with the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Vienna in 1923 and went on to perform extensively throughout Europe before migrating to the United States.